Configuring Siebel Management Server

This topic describes how you configure Siebel Management Server after installation. You configure using the Siebel Management Server Configuration Wizard.

In general, this topic assumes that you configure Siebel Management Server immediately after you install it. When you configure the Siebel Management Server, you are also registering one or two Siebel Management Agents with the Siebel Management Server.

NOTE: If you are using database authentication, then, in order to select the Configuration Wizard option to start the Siebel Management Server immediately, you must have already installed the Siebel database schema and seed data. For more information about performing these tasks, see Installing the Siebel Database on the RDBMS.

The wizard requests the name of the Siebel Enterprise for which you will be using Siebel Management Server.

Enter the name of the Siebel Enterprise, and click Next.

The wizard requests the name of the computer that hosts the Siebel Gateway Name Server. It also requests the port number (default 2320) on which the Siebel Gateway Name Server listens for requests.

Enter the name of the computer that hosts the Siebel Gateway Name Server and its port number, and click Next.

NOTE: Make sure that the Siebel Gateway Name Server is running.

The wizard requests the account details of the Siebel user who administers the Siebel Management Server.

Enter the Siebel user name and password, confirm the password, and then click Next.

Specify a Siebel administrator user, such as SADMIN.

The wizard displays a check box that allows you to enable RC2 encryption for the Siebel user account that you specified in Step 5. By default, the check box is clear. For more information about RC2 encryption, see Siebel Security Guide.

Take the appropriate action:

To enable RC2 encryption of the Siebel user's password, select the check box, and click Next. Specify the full path to the RC2 key file.

The wizard requests the port number for the RMI Registry. The RMI Registry port number (default 1099) is the port number where Siebel Management Server listens for requests.

Enter the port number for the RMI Registry or accept the default, and then click Next.

The wizard requests the location of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) home directory.

Click Browse to navigate to the JRE home directory. Select the directory, and click Next.

The wizard requests the type of authentication to deploy for Siebel Management Server. You must select the same type of authentication for both Siebel Management Server and any Siebel Management Agents that connect to this Siebel Management Server. For more information about the authentication types, see Siebel Security Guide.

Select the type of authentication. Do one of the following, and click Next:

If you selected LDAP or Database, then go to Step 10, and specify the path to the security adapter file. Use one of these options for production deployments.

If you selected None, then go to Step 11. This option is not suitable for production deployments.

NOTE: Selecting None allows the user specified in Step 5 to perform Siebel ADM deployment operations without any other authentication.

Specify the path to the security adapter file (located in the bin subdirectory of the Siebel Management Server installation directory). Do one of the following, and click Next:

For LDAP, specify the file secadp.cfg.

For database authentication, specify the file odbcsecadp.cfg.

The wizard asks if you want to deploy the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for the Siebel Management Server. For more information about SSL, see Siebel Security Guide.

Take the appropriate action:

To deploy with SSL, select the SSL radio button, and click Next. Go to the next step.

For more information about configuring SSL for Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server, see Siebel Security Guide.

To deploy without using SSL, select the NoSSL radio button, and click Next. Go to Step 16.

To deploy for local communications only (with no SSL between different computers), select the LoopBack radio button, and click Next. Go to Step 16.

This option binds to a loopback address and accepts connections only from the same computer. You can use this option when Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server are installed on the same computer (which applies only on Windows).

Take the appropriate action:

To use the SSL protocol for communications from the client, select Client, and click Next. (The client in this context is the Siebel Management Server.) The wizard requests the Private Key File Name and Private Key File Password. Go to Step 15.

To use the SSL protocol for communications in both directions (between the Siebel Management Server and the Siebel Management Agents), select Dual, and click Next. The wizard requests the name of the SSL provider.

To use the SSL protocol for communications from the server, select Server, and click Next. (The server in this context is the Siebel Management Agent.) The wizard requests the name of the SSL provider.

For Dual or Server configuration, specify the name of the SSL encryption provider, and click Next. Specify one of the following:

JSSENoStubProviderWrapper

RSAProviderWrapper

SunJSSEProviderWrapper

For more information about these options, see Siebel Security Guide.

The wizard requests the Private Key File Name and Private Key File Password.

Enter values for the Private Key File Name and Private Key File Password, and click Next.

The wizard requests the name of the Truststore file.

Enter the name of the Truststore file, and click Next.

The wizard requests the Microsoft Windows account details for the computer that hosts Siebel Management Server.

Enter the Windows User Account and the Windows User Account Password, confirm the password, and then click Next.

The wizard requests the default location of the Siebel ADM package directory, which is the directory that stores packages prior to deployment in the target environment.

Specify a value representing the default location of the Siebel ADM package directory, and click Next.

The wizard requests the host name and port number (default 1199) of the computer with the first Siebel Management Agent that you want to register with the Siebel Management Server.

Enter the host name of the computer that hosts the monitored Siebel Server (where the first Siebel Management Agent is installed) and the port number on which Siebel Management Agent listens. Then click Next.

To monitor another type of server, select the Generic Server check box, and click Next. For more information about this option, see Siebel Application Deployment Manager Guide.

The wizard asks if you want to register a second Siebel Management Agent with this Siebel Management Server.

Take the appropriate action:

If you have two Siebel Servers with Siebel Management Agent and are registering the second Siebel Management Agent, then select the check box, and click Next. Repeat Step 18 through Step 20to register the second Siebel Management Agent.

If you do not want to register a second Siebel Management Agent at this time, then clear the check box, and click Next.

To start Siebel Management Server when configuration is complete, select the check box, and click Next.

NOTE: On Microsoft Windows, if you are using database authentication, then, in order to select this option, you must have already installed the Siebel database schema and seed data. For more information about performing these tasks, see Installing the Siebel Database on the RDBMS.

To start Siebel Management Server at a later time, leave the check box clear, and click Next.

The wizard summarizes the selections that you have made.

Review this information, and take the appropriate action:

If the information is correct, then click Next to complete the configuration. A dialog box appears that asks if you want to execute the configuration. Go to the next step.

If the information is incorrect, then click Back to return to the parameter that you have to modify.

Click OK to execute the configuration, and complete the configuration of the Siebel Management Server.